Creating a Child Domain
Creating a child domain is similar to creating a new tree because you still are creating a new AD container inside an existing forest. You start with dcpromo (see the Welcome and Domain Controller Type pages). In the Create Tree or Child Domain page, however, you choose the Create a New Child Domain in an Existing Domain Tree option, as shown in Figure 2.18.
Figure 2.18. Using dcpromo to create a new child domain.
Again, because you are creating objects inside an existing forest, you are prompted for your network credentials. This must be an Enterprise Admin. Figure 2.19 shows the Child Domain Installation page. This automatically ...
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